Littler, who rose to prominence when he reached the final of the world championship earlier this month, is one of the eight PDC representatives who will compete against eight Asian representatives at the Bahrain International Circuit.
World champion Luke Humphries is also a part of the PDC line-up at the two-day event.
Both Littler and Humphries have also been named in the field for the Dutch Darts Masters that kicks off on January 26th.